Radio Pulpit's Community Building Initiative is a national programme aimed at empowering and uplifting communities. The initiative is funded by the business community and administrated by Radio Pulpit. The vision of CBI is to bring healing, hope and reconciliation.

Our focus is national, amongst all communities and language groups, using each and every project to introduce the people to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Every project subscribes to Radio Pulpit's vision and mission, namely of building up beliefs in their faith and reaching unbelievers with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Our Socio-Economic Projects

SAACOM
An NGO is involved in correctional ministry or the ministry to law offenders and victims of crime. SAACOM also facilitates a Forum of charities to perform training and ministry work in Gauteng correctional facilities.

THE MAGNOLIAHAVEN MEALS ON WHEELS
A service that provides nutritional cooked meals to the doorstep of the elderly, the disabled and the poor.

ETHEMBENI DAY CARE
A day care centre that provides a secure and safe environment that is conducive for the children’s survival, learning and development.
Children at the centre receive occupational and physiotherapy by a professional Physiotherapist and training and education by trained Educare teachers. Their parents also receive training in caretaking of their disabled child.

HILDA GONDA TRUST FUND
This trust fund was formed by the Dutch Reformed Social Services which exists to facilitate organized charitable service to those in need in the Free State. Their aim is to supply 24 hour care to those who cannot take care of themselves due to physical, mental or social circumstances. This is a fund that looks after the wellbeing of the needy elderly in the Free State.

POPUP – People Upliftment Programme
A skills training and development centre that ensures the delivery of market related skills, currently empowers over 800 people through skills development each year.

All the learners attend a compulsory 10 day Life Skills programme that is aimed at restoring their lives and they are taught that their lives have a purpose.

Learners are empowered with skills they need to start their own businesses through a Business Skills/Entrepreneurial programme. The programme is presented by the Tshwane University of Technology bi-annually at POPUP.

The services of recruitment agencies and labour brokers are utilized to place qualified learners.

HAVEN OF REST
The centre offers hope and healing to South Africans and surrounding nations. A shelter that cares for HIV/AIDS orphans; care for the aged; a hospice for the terminally ill; a rehabilitation centre for victims of substance abuse; hope centre for abused women; and a community clinic.

JESUS IS LORD
A missionary station harbouring in the squatter camp in the Kleinskool area, near Port Elizabeth. This ministry feeds over 1000 poor people weekly; provides training annually to 40 ladies in sewing, knitting, fabric painting, beadwork and other skills; and teaches the community morals and Christian values.

HE CARES (Duduza Helping Hand)
This project provides social upliftment through social services to the poor, the abused and the unemployed. It runs the Tlhokomela Children Feeding Scheme which caters for 300 learners from primary and high school; HIV/AIDS infected and affected learners after school.

Offers skills development on beading and dressmaking. After acquiring the skills, they are assisted with starting their own businesses and contribute to the He Cares project and become entrepreneurs.

REFILWE COMMUNITY PROJECT
A multi-focused project that serves the disadvantaged communities in the Lanseria area, North of Johannesburg. They focus on community healthcare and welfare; skills development; enterprise development; education; care of orphaned and vulnerable children; and early childhood development.

ZENZELE TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
A community centre that empowers people through entrepreneurial development by providing sewing training which includes a one-week business training component. Graduates also receive business counselling and support services to help them to obtain jobs or self-employment.

Our Enterprise Development

Radio Pulpit supports enterprise development and is aware of the critical role of entrepreneurship in our Country. We have three entrepreneurial projects that are Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) compliant; we offer them on-going financial support and a mentoring programme that assists them with managing their businesses effectively.

SWEET & LOVELY CATERING CC – Mentored by Learn to Earn
A community-based business operating from The Odd Cup Coffee Shop in Khayelitsha. Providing a tuck-shop service for the staff and students of Learn to Earn and external catering for functions and corporates.

Nokuthula Sigaba, one of the Sweet & Lovely owners has been able to attend training at Ciro for a food styling workshop. She has catered for Standard Bank, Old Mutual and Foschini, among others.

THAMARA FASHION DESIGNERS & NJOVA PRINCESS FASHION DESIGNERS – Mentored by Zenzele Training and Development
Princess Njova and Thamara Jamangile are doing very well in their Fashion Designing businesses. They have been monitored by our business counsellor from Zenzele once a month to check business progress. They are assisted in marketing and recordkeeping.
Most of their orders are for wedding traditional dresses.

MDC MANUFACTURERS DESIGNERS OF FASHION CLOTHING CC - Mentored by Klassis Boland Ontwikkeling
This fashion clothing business is run by Margret Cupido who is based in Eagle Park, Cape Town. Margret's sewing business has improved after receiving two machines that were sponsored by Radio Pulpit. Margret was able to secure a contract with the Distell wine company where she made aprons for their clients. Radio Pulpit continues to give Margret's business support in other areas of her business.

CBI - Continuing our commitment to spread the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by addressing critical community needs as listed above.